By the time BYU had put the closing touches on its 59-0 blowout -- the worst loss by UCLA since a 76-0 beatdown in 1929 -- the Bruins were wondering what the heck had happened to the positive vibe following its upset victory against Tennessee a week earlier.

After being dominated on both sides of the ball, UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel could only go into coach speak to explain his team's performance -- or lack of one.

"That was a big-time, big-time effort in all facets," he said about BYU. "It was a dominant performance."

How dominant? UCLA was credited with 108 tackles, while BYU collected 57, a clear sign about who had the ball more.

The Cougars held UCLA to 9 yards rushing while forcing four turnovers. They also blocked a field goal and, to make matters worse, the Bruins also missed a second field goal attempt.

BYU was credited with just one sack, but UCLA quarterback Kevin Craft rarely had enough room to draw a breath. He finished 23 of 39 for 230 yards.

"When we are clicking on all cylinders, we will do that," said BYU defensive end Jan Jorgensen, who had three tackles and forced a fumble.

Meanwhile, led by quarterback Max Hall, the Cougars were also clicking, gaining 521 yards. BYU passed for 337 yards and rushed for 184.

Neuheisel felt like last week's 27-24 overtime victory against then No. 18 Tennessee would carry over to Saturday. He didn't blame a letdown from that emotional victory.

"I felt like our guys would go out and play well," he said. "Our game is always going to be the same. We're going to have to stay on the field and keep our defense off of it. We could not do that today. We left our defense on the field much too long.

"BYU was methodical, as they have been their first two games."